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It’s the season for Christmas stories, but I have a The Kevins Story, I guess that’s original….
After my post on The Kevins, a couple of days ago, I sent them an e-mail (specialpillows@gmail.com) to inquire how much it would cost to have the CD sent to Paris.
The next day I got an e-mail back, which [...]

When I was at university and there were still the answering machines with tapes, I always put a message on the tape, based on Bing Crosby’s version of I’ll be home for Christmas. This year I’ve found a really good version by Fats Domino (it’s on this album: Christmas Gumbo).
Of course I won’t be home [...]

I dont think I’ll make a real selection of the Best of 2005, but I’ve made two compilation CDs with songs from albums from this year. One compilation is from America (US & Canada) and one from Europe (mainly British Isles). I must admit that it’s mainly the singles from each album, which accelerates the [...]

Thanks to songs:illinois I found this christmas song by The Go! Team…
The Ice Strom – The Go! Team
It’s part of a whole Memphis Christmas Album. As much as I like the Go! Team, this won’t become one of my Christmas favorites.

Just an afterthought to The Darkness review…
The Darkness have a song called English Country Garden on their new album. This reminded me of the first 7″-single I have ever owned. My mother bought it for me in the early 70s in England. I chose it because the A-side was a song called Football Crazy, [...]

The new album from The Darkness starts of with someone sniffing some lines of coke, but of course the music is still more for beer drinkers.

The overall concept hasn’t really changed, The Darkness still make the original Hard Rock (Queen, Whitesnake, …) with disarmingly straightforward lyrics. You love it or you hate it, nobody stays [...]

I found The Kevins on My Old Kentucky Blog. Sweet songs…
The Wait (mp3)
Special Pillows (mp3)
My First Glass Of Champagne (mp3)

As mentioned on Pitchfork, the Pixies are releasing a live album with songs from several concerts of their money making reunion tour. Of course there is also the DVD (Pixies : Sell Out) All this is nothing really special, and fully in line with their approach to make as much money as posssible out [...]

It’s quite nice to know that I was at one of Bob Mould’s 10 Favorite Moments of 2005.
I still would still like him to come and play in Paris though…